the register
Facts
municipalityKarlstad
population2,670
area code1780R020
A RegSO (regional statistical area) is Statistics Sweden's division of the country into 3,363 areas of roughly equal population. The boundaries do not always follow what the place is called day to day.
Statistics Sweden · area statistics
Who lives here
DemographicsPopulation (SCB)higher than 53% of areas2,670
Share 65+-1.2 pp vs Karlstad · higher than 36% of areas19.8 %
Share foreign-born-8.2 pp vs Karlstad · higher than 10% of areas6.9 %
Share foreign background-11.0 pp vs Karlstad · higher than 10% of areas8.7 %
EconomyMedian income (earned)+27 % vs Karlstad · higher than 91% of areas449 tkr
Share low economic standard-10.0 pp vs Karlstad · higher than 6% of areas4.0 %
EducationShare post-secondary 3+ years+14.8 pp vs Karlstad · higher than 91% of areas50.5 %
Labour marketShare employed 20-24+7.9 pp vs Karlstad · higher than 45% of areas65.7 %
HealthIll-health rate (20-64)-36 % vs Karlstad · higher than 11% of areas14.0 dgr
ElectionsVoter turnout parliament+7.0 pp vs Karlstad · higher than 96% of areas93.8 %
HousingShare owner-occupied housing+19.8 pp vs Karlstad · higher than 44% of areas61.2 %
Share rental housing-30.7 pp vs Karlstad · higher than 25% of areas6.3 %
Share of housing co-ops+11.8 pp vs Karlstad · higher than 79% of areas32.2 %
Share single-family houses+22.4 pp vs Karlstad · higher than 47% of areas67.7 %
Share built before 1940-3.3 pp vs Karlstad · higher than 42% of areas8.5 %
TransportPassenger cars in usehigher than 57% of areas1,236 st
Statistics Sweden figures per RegSO area. The reference compares with the municipality as a whole; the percentile with all other areas in Sweden.
the population
Age distribution
Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (2 statistical areas) that make up Råtorp. A RegSO consists of whole DeSO, so the figures cover the area exactly.
six axes
The area's DNA
Newer housingTurn of the century
Lower incomesHigher incomes
Shorter educationLonger education
The bar shows where the area sits between the poles, as a percentile among Sweden's 3,363 areas. The poles describe; they do not grade.
2011 to today
Development over time
Area typeStatistics Sweden classification 20245 · Very good conditions
Relative position in Sweden96 in 2011 → 96 in 2024percentile 96
Population 20252,585 in 20102,670
Economic standard, medianin 2024396 tkr
General trend2011–2024stable
Statistics Sweden's socio-economic index (TAB6586) per year, expressed as the area's percentile in Sweden, where higher is better. The area type is Statistics Sweden's own 1–5 classification.
Election Authority
Parliamentary election 2026
95.7 %turnout
Parliamentary election 2026, share of valid votes. Polling-district votes are allocated to the area in proportion to address points. It is an estimate, not an official area result. Here 57% of the votes came from districts fully inside the area.
urban areas and small localities
Localities nearby
demographic statistical areas within the area
DeSO areas
Values in the order Economic standard (tkr), Post-secondary (%), Employment rate (%), Low economic standard (%) (latest year: 2024, 2025, 2024, 2024).
nearest
Neighbouring areas
Distance between the areas' name points.
applies to the whole municipalityKarlstad MunicipalityThe figures describe the municipality, not the area. The municipality page has tax, housing mix, schools and commuting.
98,084population
388 tkrmedian income
42.0 yearsaverage age
area in Karlstad Municipality